Indonesia’s men’s doubles face a big challenge when they face Taiwan in the preliminary round of Group A of the 2020 Thomas Cup. Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo is not yet fit.
The main obstacle was when they faced Lee Yang/Wang Chi Lin. Indonesia in the Thomas Cup actually appeared with full strength. They have reliable players like Kevin/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon, Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan, Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto.
The three pairs make up the world’s top 10 doubles. Even the two names at the beginning of the world’s 1st and 2nd ranked players. Indonesia was also strengthened by the pair of junior world champions Leo Rolly Carnando / Daniel Martin.
Despite coming in full force, the fact is that Indonesia is still struggling to penetrate Lee/Wang’s fast game. Lee/Wang are currently listed as Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalists, as well as hat-trick scorers in three tournaments in Thailand this year.
In the process of achieving this, Lee/Wang have beaten Hendra/Ahsan three times in the Thailand Open (semi-finals), BWF World Tour Finals 2020 (finals), and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics (semi-finals). Meanwhile Kevin/Marcus lost to Lee/Wang in the preliminary round of Group A of the Olympics.
Meanwhile, Fajar/Rian last met Lee/Wang in 2019. The world-ranked pair have never been beaten in the three matches they have played with Lee/Wang. Likewise, Leo/Daniel have never met the pair of three worlds.
Men’s doubles head coach Herry Iman Pierngadi said that the men’s doubles team will try their best to contribute points. Although admittedly the challenges are tough. However Lee/Wang are currently in top form.
“It’s not easy. But we in the men’s doubles will fight hard first,” said Herry in a PBSI release.
Questioning who will be deployed to face Lee/Wang, the trainer who is affectionately called the Fire Dragon will still see the results of the final training. Moreover, at this time Kevin/Marcus’s condition has not returned to its best form. Especially Kevin who hasn’t been fresh yet.
“Who will be shown is also waiting after training this afternoon. I will see how they are ready. After training, we will only discuss with the players to arrange who will play against Taiwan,” said Herry.
Evaluation of Defeat in Men’s Singles
Meanwhile, the Head of Binpres PP PBSI Rionny Mainaky evaluated the results of Indonesia’s match against Thailand in the 2020 Thomas Cup which ended 3-2. He said that the players’ struggles had been maximized, they just needed to be increased because in the future the quality and competition of the opponents would be tougher and fiercer.
“The team in general won, we are grateful. But the men’s singles players who lost in terms of the game lacked patience and tenacity. Even though their physical and fitness were good. They were unable to maintain the tempo of the game. This must be improved to face the next match,” said Rionny.
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